{"id":74328,"date":"2025-12-04T11:41:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=74328"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:41:42","slug":"a-light-snowfall-for-the-south-and-southeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=74328","title":{"rendered":"A Light Snowfall for the South and Southeast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, everyone. I wanted to drop by for a quick update on the light snowmaker rolling into parts of the state tonight and Friday. Overall, the forecast I have out appears to be in good shape as the models are all on board with this.<\/p>\n<p>My First Call for Snowfall that I made Wednesday evening still stands&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-MAP-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74314\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-MAP-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-MAP-1.jpg 822w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-MAP-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-MAP-1-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be updating that again later today on WKYT-TV starting at 4pm. Some of the higher elevations along the Virginia border may go above 3&#8243; and I may have to extend the 1&#8243;-3&#8243; farther southwest some.<\/p>\n<p>Winter Weather Advisories should already be out for this area , but that&#8217;s not the case. Now that the models see it, perhaps those will get issued soon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWATCHES.jpg\" alt=\"Watches\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the models, we find pretty good agreement with the normal variations.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Family has this band of snow flexing much earlier with the 1&#8243;-3&#8243; impacting southern Kentucky too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74329\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-5.png 961w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-5-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-5-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74338\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"971\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-3.png 971w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-3-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-3-768x596.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NAM fam isn&#8217;t as beefed up, but they&#8217;re in the ballpark&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74331\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-2.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-2-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-2-768x597.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74332\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-3.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-3-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NAM-3-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74333\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"971\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-2.png 971w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-2-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-2-2-768x596.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GFS is a more concentrated on the southeast with the snowfall&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GFS-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74330\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GFS-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GFS-4.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GFS-4-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GFS-4-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The RAP was the first to show this system with a more widespread look and this model has beefed up totals even more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RAP-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74334\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RAP-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1090\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RAP-4.png 1090w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RAP-4-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RAP-4-1024x752.png 1024w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RAP-4-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RAP-4-1080x793.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1090px) 100vw, 1090px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That would approach warning criteria along the Virginia border.<\/p>\n<p>A few flurries will fly on Saturday as we wait for a system to drop in from the northwest Sunday and Monday. That brings another possible light snowfall with it and the Canadian is back to showing this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-7.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74336\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GFS sees this again, but the bias of the GFS in this setup is to make the northern impulse too strong. Correct this thing south a few hundred miles and it has a good idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GFS-7.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74337\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GFS-7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next week has a lot of potential with these systems dropping in from the northwest!<\/p>\n<p>Updates will come your way later today and on WKYT-TV starting at 4pm. I\u2019ll also have a few updates on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisBaileyWKYT\">Meteorologist Chris Bailey Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until then, here are your tracking tools for the day\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWATCHES.jpg\" alt=\"Watches\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWATCHES.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/x-hv1.pivotalweather.com\/maps\/warnings\/nwshaz.us_ov.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/x-hv1.pivotalweather.com\/maps\/warnings\/nwshaz.us_ov.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/builder.zoomradar.net\/zoomradar_weather_map\/weather_page.php?key=dlFZs5IY4VCw7bK\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/radar-large.asp?partner=netweather&amp;traveler=0&amp;site=KY_&amp;type=SIR&amp;anim=1&amp;level=state&amp;large=1#\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" usemap=\"#largemap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make it a great rest of your day and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, everyone. I wanted to drop by for a quick update on the light snowmaker rolling into parts of the state tonight and Friday. Overall, the forecast I have out appears to be in good shape as the models are all on board with this. My First Call for Snowfall that I made Wednesday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74328"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74339,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74328\/revisions\/74339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}